Bug#802928: xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse: vmmouse pointer no longer works with non-root X server
Package: xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse
Version: 1:13.0.99-1
Severity: important
Hi!
With recent X running as non-root, vmmouse stopped working.
I've summarised the exact problems and steps to fix it in a Google+ post:
https://plus.google.com/u/1/+adiknoth/posts/fV2hWxSGFN3
Long story short: you need to upgrade to at least 13.1.x. At the same
time, the kernel needs to enable CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_VMMOUSE. You might
want to coordinate with the kernel maintainers.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.9
APT prefers oldstable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'oldstable-updates'), (500, 'oldstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
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